I do this all the time. Make a plot, for example, then highlight the
bracket at the right and change the cell type to Figure. For the output
of a Mathematica operation, you might choose to change the output cell to either
Text or Equation or ...
BTW, a trick I learned from David Park is to keep the Plot command
around by highlighting the Input cell and type Alt-Shift CPO. This hides
the cell, but you can still see a tiny bracket at the right. This keeps
the "calculational" part around.
Kevin
AES wrote:
> I'd like to understand the recommended way(s) to "freeze" an Output cell
> created and displayed in a Mathematica notebook, so that one can delete
> the Input cell(s) that created it and the Output cell remains as a
> permanent "Text-like" cell in the notebook, visible to readers, and not
> deleted by subsequent Cell >> Delete All Output menu commands.
>
> Example: In the opening section of a notebook addressing some physical
> problem I create a Graphic displaying the geometry and coordinate
> systems associated with the problem, and maybe a Table displaying some
> of the variable names I'll be using and some (possibly derived)
> numerical values.
>
> Hopefully, at some point, once I've gotten off to a good start, I can
> delete the code that creates these displays, and not have to re-execute
> them further, just retain the Output cells, essentially unchanged in
> appearance. How to do this?
>
> [And is there a better name than "freezing" for this process?]
>
> For myself, I'd prefer a point and click method, e.g., choose a new
> Style for these Output cells using the Format >> Style menu, over having
> to put some special code in the Input cells that create them. But,
> others may differ.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>